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Tulák po hviezdach patrí k Londonovým najpoetickejším románom, hoci prostredie, v ktorom sa odohráva, tomu nenasvedčuje. Univerzitný profesor Standing čaká vo svojej cele na trest smrti. Tú vo veľmi zvláštnych obmenách zažíva dávno pred popravou.... Zobraziť viac
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Jack London sa preslávil mnohými naturalistickými poviedkami a románmi z aljašskej prírody a iných drsných prostredí ľudskej civilizácie... Zobraziť viac
Výbor tří méně známých povídek Jacka Londona z divoké přírody: Konec příběhu, Na konci duhy a Dům pro Mapuhiho... Zobraziť viac
Yankee z Connecticutu na dvore kráľa Artuša je dvanástou knihou z edície Knižná klasika denníka SME. Hank – muž 19. storočia z malého amerického mesta a kráľovský dvor v 6. storočí opradený legendami s vládcom Artušom aj kúzelníkom Merlinom. Spojenie, ... Zobraziť viac
Half St. Bernard, half sheepdog, Buck is stolen away from his comfortable life as a pet in California and sold to dog traders. He soon finds himself aboard a ship, on its way to Northern Canada. Surrounded by cruelty, ... Zobraziť viac
Jonathan Swift’s best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. In this Reader you will find: information about Jonathan Swift’s life; CLIL History: European Exploration... Zobraziť viac
Shining examples of American literature at its best, these four novels explore timeless themes—adventure, war, sex, and morality—through compelling narratives. An adulteress, a runaway boy, a terrified soldier, and a maltreated sailor... Zobraziť viac
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In this powerfully influential series of short stories, James Joyce captures uneasy souls, shabby lives and innocent minds in the dark streets and homes of his native city. In doing so... Zobraziť viac
'Pale Terror Goes Him, Death and Devastation Follow!' This is from the father of American literature, four sparkling comic tales of extraordinary animals and parables subverted... Zobraziť viac
The Penguin English Library Edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 'I'm unfavorable to killin' a man as long as you can git around it; it ain't good sense, it ain't good morals. Ain't I right?' The original Great... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Fear urged him to go back, but growth drove him on...' Set in the frozen forests of the Yukon Territory, Canada, during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s, ... Zobraziť viac
Shining examples of American literature at its best, these four novels explore timeless themes—adventure, war, sex, and... Zobraziť viac
Tom Sawyer does not like school. He does not like work, and he never wants to get out of bed in the morning. But he likes swimming and fishing, and having adventures with his friends. And he has a lot of adventures... Zobraziť viac
Sail down the Mississippi with rascally Huck Finn! Huck Finn spits, swears, smokes a pipe and never goes to school. With his too-big clothes and battered straw hat, Huck is in need of 'civilising', and the Widow Douglas is determined to ... Zobraziť viac
“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.” In this reader you will find nine of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous stories of mystery and suspense... Zobraziť viac
The Star Rover is the story of San Quentin death-row inmate Darrell Standing, who escapes the horror of prison life—and long stretches in a straitjacket—by withdrawing into vivid dreams of past lives, including incarnations as a French nobleman... Zobraziť viac
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